Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon – Spaceflight Now
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures photo of its shadow on the Moon with the volcanic feature, Mons Latreille, visible on the top right side of the lunar surface. Image: Firefly Aerospace
The journey of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander came to an end over the weekend. The 14-day operation on the surface of the Moon was officially declared over on Sunday, March 16, when the robotic lander sent its final transmissions back to Earth.
Firefly Aerospace said that its 346-hour-long mission was the longest lunar surface operation for a commercial company to date. It began with touchdown at Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille on March 2 at 3:34 a.m. EST (0834 UTC).
“The last 24 hours I think have been really, really special. I don’t think I’ve really processed that the mission is co...